Arthur Willis (2 February 1920 – 7 November 1987) was a professional footballer who played for

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

, Swansea City,

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and

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Football career

Willis joined Spurs from Finchley F.C. in January 1944. He was a principal player in the

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Championship winning side of 1950-51 when he featured in 39 games. Playing a total of 160 times and scoring one goal in all competitions for the club between 1946 and 1954 in the position of full back. Willis left Spurs in September 1954 in a transfer deal which took him to Swansea Town where he went on to make 96 appearances. He finished his career as player–manager for Haverfordwest County AFC.

England career

Willis played once for the national team in 1951 against

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.England career
Retrieved 23 September 2008

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

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Winners: 1950–51

Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier ...

Winners: 1949-50

External links

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Top spurs A-Z of players since 1908

References

1920 births 1987 deaths Sportspeople from Conisbrough Footballers from South Yorkshire England men's international footballers English men's footballers English Football League players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players Men's association football defenders Haverfordwest County A.F.C. managers People educated at Sexey's School English football managers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1920s-stub